Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 275 | 286 | 299 | 322 | 266 | 358 | 284 | 188 | 79 | 163 | 192 | 151 | 162 | 182 | 182 | 152 | 102 | 361 | 745 | 775 | 579 | 337 | 243 | 227 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:21AM1.55m | 7:46PM1.68m | 8:06AM1.52m | 8:30PM1.66m | 8:51AM1.51m | 9:14PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.45m | 1:32PM0.42m | 2:09AM0.45m | 2:16PM0.43m | 2:52AM0.44m | 3:01PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 270 | 284 | 188 | 79 | 163 | 192 | 151 | 162 | 182 | 182 | 152 | 102 | 55 | 35 | 775 | 579 | 337 | 243 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 59 | 35 | 29 | 63 | 61 | 37 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 14 | 22 | 119 | 227 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 9 | — | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | S 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 7 | S 20 | NE 9 | N 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 35 | 34 | — | — | 9 | 10 | 8 | 68 | 22 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | NNE 2 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 275 | 286 | 299 | 322 | 266 | 358 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 54 | 67 | 45 | — | — | — | 82 | 361 | 745 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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